Cuff for jacket sleeves



Sept. 10, 1940; G. H. CONNOR I CUFF FOR JACKET SLEEVES Filed May 6, 1938INVENTOR. GEORGE H. com/v BY Yfi H/S ATTORNEYS.

Patented Sept. 10, 1940 nane i i-di i l? 1 1 Claim.

This invention relates to cuff on a sleeve for a jacket.

An object of the invention is to provide a cufi which has means forcompensating for shrinkage 5 in material and which after wear willpresent a fresh edge at the bottom of the sleeve. in uniform jacketsmade of cotton duck or the like, the material will shrink approximatelytwo inches to the yard, which will take place in repeated laundering.The greatest wear in a jacket is at the bottom or edge of the sleeve.Therefore, by this invention means are provided. both for compensatingfor the shrinkage and presenting a fresh wearing edge.

These objects will be'apparent from the following detail description,taken in connection with the accompanying drawing in which" Fig. 1 is aview of the outside face of a sleeve embodying this invention;

Fig. 2 is a view of the inside face of the sleeve;

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3, Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a section on line 3- Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4, showing the cuff in extendedposition to compensate for shrinkage and to present a fresh edge; and

Fig. 6 is a section on line tt, Fig. 2.

The sleeve may be constructed of cotton duck or similar material and inaccordance with the usual practices may be sewed from two portions, anoutside portion l and an inside portion 2, which are joined by doubleseams 3 and i.

A fold or loop is formed in the bottom of the sleeve by a seam 5 while apleat is formed in the fold on the outside of the sleeve extendingupwardly to cover the seam 5; the pleat comprising the layers d and l.The cufi then includes a downwardly extending portion 8 from the seam 5,an upwardly extending portion 6, a downwardly extending portion 7 whichextends beyond the pleat to a bottom edge 9 of the sleeve, and anupwardly extending inner portion or layer it, to the seam 5. Shorttacking seams ll adjacent the seams 3 and l hold the pleat in position.

As explained above, goods of the character of which uniform jackets aremade has a total shrinkage of about two inches to the yard. Thus, with asleeve inseam length of 19 inches there will be a total shrinkage in thesleeve of approximately one inch. Therefore, the pleat consisting of thelayers 6 and I is made approximately.

one inch in length. Then after the jacket has been worn and the edge 9begins to show some signs of wear and after the jacket has beenrepeatedly laundered and subject to its full shrinkage, the seams it maybe ripped out and a the bottom fold or cuff extended its full. length,as shown in Fig. 5, thereby providing a simple fold consisting of thelayers 62 and iii and presenting a new fold line or edge i i. Thetacking seams l i provide means for holding the pleat in position andindicating the proper position of the folds for pressing when thegarment is laundered; but when these means are removed the jacket willbe laundered with the cuff in extended position, as indicated in Fig. 5..15

The patterns for the sections 5 and 2, contrary to conventionalpractice, are out with their lower portions having parallel edges. Thisportion in each pattern extends from a line on the sleeve above the seam5 and to which the upper edge iii of the pleat extends, to the lower endof the pattern. Thus the cuff may be used in either of the relationshipsabove described, and illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5 respectively, withoutwrinkling the sleeve or flaring.

It will be apparent from the foregoing description that the inventionhas accomplished its objects; that means have been provided to compensate for sleeve shrinkage and at the same time present a new and freshiold or edge with the old 9 edge line turned inwardly and out of view.

I claim:

In a jacket, a sleeve of shrinkable material having a and formed by afold of the material secured by a seam and 2. turned up pleat in thefold, the cuff comprising in sequence a downwardly extending portion, aportion extending outwardly and upwardly above the seam a distance equalto the total shrinkage of the sleeve, an outer cuii portion extendingdownwardly substantially below the edge of the first mentioned portion,and a final portion extending inwardly and upwardly to the seam, wherebyafter full shrinkage the pleat may be removed to compen sate for theshrinkage and to present a new edge at the bottom of the sleeve, thesaid new edge occurring on a line which was theretofore intermediate theupper and lower edges of said outer cufi portion.

GEORGE E. CONNOR.

